how to setup a configure a new network

You will need to tell us what equipment you have already, and what you want to do. For example, how many computers do you have? Do you want it, or them, to connect to the Internet or just to each other? Or, both? :-)

Each years our computers are getting faster, games more demanding, which fuels better computers.
We develop more memory in lesser spaces.
We develop processors that calculate more than super-computers 20 years back.
We had 56k modems, 1M, 2M, 5M networking, just recently there is possibility to get 1.5G at your ...

I have a Toshiba Satellite L675 laptop running Windows 7 Home Premium. This evening, IE, Chrome or Mozilla would not connect to the Internet. I received a message saying :
"The remote device or resource won't accept Internet connection". I did manage to get Mozilla to connect to the Internet ...

Couple statements, couple answers.
I don't understand everything.
If I'm wrong, correct me, but don't be mean about it.
You weren't senior in your first steps either.
Some of these are guarranteed wrong,
because I want to taunt out the correct answer.